
The Secret Court Martial Records of the Easter Rising
Brian Barton(Author)
The History Press Ltd
Will be published approx. on 23. March 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-7509-5063-3 (ISBN)
Description
Until 1999 official British records of the fifteen trials that followed the Easter Rising of 1916 were kept a close secret. Further material released in 2001 included the trial of Countess Markievicz and important evidence about the 'shoot to kill' tactics used by the British Army. These records, the subject of heated speculation and propaganda for over eighty years, are clearly presented in this important new book. The complete transcripts are all here, together with fascinating photographs of the Rising, the fifteen leaders and the key British players. Brian Barton's incisive commentary explains the context of the trials and the motivations of the leaders, providing an invaluable insight into what went on behind a closed door at a defining moment in Irish history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-5063-3 (9780750950633)
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E-Book
03/2010
The History Press Ltd
€13.99
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Person
BRIAN BARTON was a Senior Research Fellow in Irish History at Queen's University, Belfast, and is now a tutor in History for the Open University. He has also co-written (with Mike Foy) The Easter Rising which was re-issued in a new edition at Easter 2011.